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Chapter 33

           "Yearemad,mymasters,"saidthePrior;"whereamItofindsuchasum?IfIselltheverypyxandcandlesticksonthealtaratJorvaulx,Ishallscarceraisethehalf;anditwillbenecessaryforthatpurposethatIgotoJorvaulxmyself;yemayretainasborrowsmytwopriests."

           "Thatwillbebutblindtrust,"saidtheOutlaw;"wewillretainthee,Prior,andsendthemtofetchthyransom.Thoushaltnotwantacupofwineandacollopofvenisonthewhile;andifthoulovestwoodcraft,thoushaltseesuchasyournorthcountryneverwitnessed."

           "Or,ifsopleaseyou,"saidIsaac,willingtocurryfavourwiththeoutlaws,"IcansendtoYorkforthesixhundredcrowns,outofcertainmoniesinmyhands,ifsobethatthemostreverendPriorpresentwillgrantmeaquittance."

           "Heshallgranttheewhateverthoudostlist,Isaac,"saidtheCaptain;"andthoushaltlaydowntheredemptionmoneyforPriorAymeraswellasforthyself."

           "Formyself!ah,courageoussirs,"saidtheJew,"Iamabrokenandimpoverishedman;abeggar’sstaffmustbemyportionthroughlife,supposingIweretopayyoufiftycrowns."

           "ThePriorshalljudgeofthatmatter,"repliedtheCaptain.

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